Who needs a Medical Examination to travel to Canada

Do I need Medical Examination to travel to Canada?

Medical exams are needed for certain immigration applications to verify good health and admissibility to enter Canada. See the chart below to make sure you will need a medical exam if you meet any requirements:

If you plan to have jobs that require you to come close to people:

  • workers in the health sciences field
  • clinical laboratory workers
  • patient attendants in nursing and geriatric homes
  • medical students admitted to Canada to attend university
  • medical electives and physicians on short-term locums
  • teachers of primary or secondary schools, or other teachers of small children
  • domestics
  • workers who give in-home care to children, the elderly and the disabled
  • day nursery employees and
  • other similar jobs

You most likely will not need a medical exam if you intend on staying less than six months. If you stay more than 6 months, one will be needed.

You may also need a medical exam if you:

Applied for Parent and Grandparent Super Visa

Have lived temporally for 6 or more consecutive months:

  • One year immediately before you enter Canada
  • One or more of these countries or territories (See the chart below):
Country/TerritoryMedical
Office
Immigration Medical
Exam (IME) required
A
AfghanistanNew DelhiYES
AlbaniaLondonNO
AlgeriaLondonYES
American SamoaManilaNO
AndorraLondonNO
AngolaLondonYES
AnguillaOttawaNO
Antigua & BarbudaOttawaNO
ArgentinaOttawaYES
ArmeniaLondonYES
AscensionLondonNO
AustraliaManilaNO
AustriaLondonNO
AzerbaijanLondonYES
AzoresLondonNO
B
BahamasOttawaNO
BahrainNew DelhiYES
BangladeshNew DelhiYES
BarbadosOttawaNO
BelarusLondonYES
Belau – Republic ofManilaYES
BelgiumLondonNO
BelizeOttawaYES
BeninLondonYES
BermudaOttawaNO
BhutanNew DelhiYES
BoliviaOttawaYES
Bora BoraManilaNO
Bosnia-HercegovinaLondonYES
BotswanaLondonYES
BrazilOttawaYES
BruneiManilaYES
BulgariaLondonNO
Burkina-FasoLondonYES
BurundiLondonYES
C
CambodiaManilaYES
CameroonLondonYES
Cap VertLondonYES
Central African Rep.LondonYES
ChadLondonYES
Chagos ArchipelagoLondonNO
ChileOttawaNO
ChinaManilaYES
ColombiaOttawaYES
Comoros – Islamic Federal RepublicLondonYES
Congo – Democratic Republic (Kinshasa)LondonYES
Congo – Republic (Brazaville)LondonYES
Costa RicaOttawaNO
CroatiaLondonNO
Crozet ArchipelagoLondonNO
CubaOttawaNO
CyprusLondonNO
Czech RepublicLondonNO
D
DenmarkLondonNO
DesiradeOttawaNO
DjiboutiLondonYES
DominicaOttawaNO
Dominican RepublicOttawaYES
E
EcuadorOttawaYES
EgyptLondonNO
El SalvadorOttawaYES
Equatorial GuineaLondonYES
EritreaLondonYES
EstoniaLondonNO
EthiopiaLondonYES
F
FijiManilaNO
FinlandLondonNO
FranceLondonNO
French GuianaOttawaNO
French PolynesiaManilaNO
G
Gabon RepublicLondonYES
GambiaLondonYES
GeorgiaLondonYES
GermanyLondonNO
GhanaLondonYES
GibraltarLondonNO
GreeceLondonNO
GreenlandLondonYES
GrenadaOttawaNO
GuadeloupeOttawaNO
GuamManilaYES
GuatemalaOttawaYES
Guinea – Republic ofLondonYES
Guinea-BissauLondonYES
GuyanaOttawaYES
H
HaitiOttawaYES
HondurasOttawaYES
Hong KongManilaYES
HuahineManilaNO
HungaryLondonNO
I
IcelandLondonNO
IndiaNew DelhiYES
IndonesiaManilaYES
IranLondonNO
IraqLondonYES
IrelandLondonNO
Island – ChristmasManilaNO
Island – EasterOttawaNO
Island – Lord HoweManilaNO
Island – NiueManilaNO
Island – NorfolkManilaNO
Island – PitcairnManilaNO
Island – TrukManilaYES
Island – WakeManilaNO
Island – YapManilaYES
Islands – AdmiraltyManilaYES
Islands – AustralManilaNO
Islands – BalearicLondonNO
Islands – British VirginOttawaNO
Islands – CanaryLondonNO
Islands – CaymanOttawaNO
Islands – CocosManilaNO
Islands – CookManilaNO
Islands – CoozManilaYES
Islands – FalklandOttawaNO
Islands – FaroeLondonNO
Islands – GambierManilaNO
Islands – KerguelenLondonNO
Islands – LoyaltyManilaNO
Islands – MarquesasManilaNO
Islands – MarshallManilaYES
Islands – MidwayManilaNO
Islands – New GuineaManilaYES
Islands – SolomonManilaYES
Islands – TokelauManilaNO
Islands – U.S. Trust Terr. of PacificManilaYES
Islands – U.S. VirginOttawaNO
IsraelLondonNO
ItalyLondonNO
Ivory CoastLondonYES
J
JamaicaOttawaNO
JapanManilaNO
Johnston AtollManilaNO
JordanLondonNO
K
KazakhstanLondonYES
KenyaLondonYES
KiribatiManilaYES
Korea (North)ManilaYES
Korea (South)ManilaYES
KosovoLondonYES
KosraeManilaYES
KuwaitNew DelhiNO
KyrgyzstanLondonYES
L
LaosManilaYES
LatviaLondonYES
LebanonLondonNO
LesothoLondonYES
LiberiaLondonYES
LibyaLondonYES
LiechtensteinLondonNO
LithuaniaLondonYES
LuxembourgLondonNO
M
MacaoManilaYES
MacedoniaLondonNO
MadagascarLondonYES
MadeiraLondonNO
MaioManilaYES
MakateaManilaNO
MalawiLondonYES
MalaysiaManilaYES
MaldivesManilaYES
Mali RepublicLondonYES
MaltaLondonNO
MartiniqueOttawaNO
MaupitiManilaNO
MauritaniaLondonYES
MauritiusLondonNO
MexicoOttawaNO
MicronesiaManilaYES
MoldovaLondonYES
MonacoLondonNO
MongoliaManilaYES
MontenegroLondonNO
MontserratOttawaNO
MooreaManilaYES
MoroccoLondonYES
MozambiqueLondonYES
Myanmar – Union ofManilaYES
N
NamibiaLondonYES
NauruManilaYES
NepalNew DelhiYES
NetherlandsLondonNO
Netherlands AntillesOttawaNO
New BritainManilaYES
New CaledoniaManilaNO
New Guinea MainlandManilaYES
New HebridesManilaYES
New IrelandManilaYES
New ZealandManilaNO
NicaraguaOttawaYES
NigerLondonYES
NigeriaLondonYES
Northern MarianaManilaYES
Northern SinaiLondonNO
NorwayLondonNO
O
OmanNew DelhiNO
P
PakistanNew DelhiYES
PalauManilaYES
PanamaOttawaYES
Papua New GuineaManilaYES
ParaguayOttawaYES
PeruOttawaYES
PhilippinesManilaYES
PolandLondonNO
PonapeManilaYES
PortugalLondonYES
Puerto RicoOttawaNO
Q
QatarNew DelhiYES
R
RaiateaManilaNO
ReunionLondonNO
RomaniaLondonYES
RussiaLondonYES
RwandaLondonYES
S
SabahManilaYES
Saharawi Arab Democratic Rep.LondonYES
San MarinoLondonNO
Sao Tome e PrincipeLondonYES
SarawakManilaYES
Saudi ArabiaNew DelhiNO
SenegalLondonYES
SerbiaLondonNO
SeychellesLondonYES
Sierra LeoneLondonYES
SingaporeManilaNO
SlovakiaLondonNO
SloveniaLondonNO
Society ArchipelagoManilaNO
Somali RepublicLondonYES
South Africa – Rep. ofLondonYES
SpainLondonNO
Sri LankaNew DelhiYES
St. BarthelemyOttawaNO
St. HelenaLondonNO
St. Kitts – NevisOttawaNO
St. LuciaOttawaNO
St. MartinOttawaNO
St. Pierre et MiquelonLondonNO
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesOttawaNO
SudanLondonYES
SurinamOttawaYES
SwazilandLondonYES
SwedenLondonNO
SwitzerlandLondonNO
SyriaLondonNO
T
TahaaManilaNO
TahitiManilaNO
TaiwanManilaYES
TajikistanLondonYES
TanzaniaLondonYES
Terre Australes et AntartiquesLondonNO
ThailandManilaYES
TibetNew DelhiYES
TogoLondonYES
TongaManilaNO
Trinidad and TobagoOttawaNO
Tristan Da CunhaLondonNO
Tuamotu ArchipelagoManilaNO
TunisiaLondonNO
TurkeyLondonNO
TurkmenistanLondonYES
Turks and CaicosOttawaNO
TuvaluManilaYES
U
UgandaLondonYES
UkraineLondonYES
United Arab EmiratesNew DelhiNO
United KingdomLondonNO
United States of AmericaOttawaNO
UruguayOttawaNO
UzbekistanLondonYES
V
VanuatuManilaYES
Vatican City StateLondonNO
VenezuelaOttawaYES
VietnamManilaYES
W
Wallis and FutunaManilaYES
West Bank/GazaLondonNO
Western SaharaLondonYES
Western SamoaManilaNO
Y
YemenNew DelhiYES
Z
ZambiaLondonYES
ZimbabweLondonYES

If you are still not sure whether you need a medical exam, you can contact any visa office near you to confirm. If you need to take an exam, the visa officer will tell you what to do and how procedure is.

How Long Are Medical Examinations Valid For?

Your medical results are only valid for 1 year. After 1 year, if you do not come to Canada, you will have to take a new exam. This 12 Months Validity Period starts from the last medical assessment date.

Can My Dependents Undergo The Medical Examination In Another Country?

Yes. You can book your medical examination with designated medical practitioners (DMP). Your dependents can have medical exams wherever there is service of DMP.

Will my Non-Accompanying Dependents be required to complete Medical Examination?

Depends, those who apply for permanent residence must have an immigration medical examination. Not only you, if you have any dependants, they must have a medical examination done even if they are not coming with you.

However, under the circumstances, if you decide not to proceed with your non-accompanying dependents undergo the medical exam, then those non-accompanying dependents will not be able to be sponsored as a member of the Family Sponsorship category at a later date.

Contact Akrami and Associates

If you have any questions regarding medical examination such as where to get it done, if you require one, how much it cost etc. Feel free to contact us at 416-477-2545 and will be glad answer your questions.

At Akrami & Associates there is always a way!

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